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Hi,
traveller.
This is your pilot speaking.
It is currently 11:57 PM.
You're currently
It's
common
Beware
Hostile!
Learn about the
culture
coersion
of this town &
avoid
exfiltrate
De Corp.®
Creators & maintainers,
Deceitville.
We wish
you,
traveller
all
pleasant
travels,
around
the
town.
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Memo
To: | Executive Committee of De Corp.® |
From: | Prof. De, CEO |
Subject: | Urgent
What is the point of Deceitville? |
I trust this message finds you all well. Recently I've received many questions regarding the goals of our operation, which I believe can be boiled down to a single line:
What is the point of Deceitville?
In short, we aim to create a confirming public using coersions that can be implemented without knowledge by our consumers. We need to find ways to sell a product, paint an idea, push a narrative, or even create a new reality without the consumer being aware of it. We are not the first company to do something like this, but we are the first that aims to do it in a way that captivates our guests through pretty visuals, luxury, & experience.
If we succeed—we will—we'll have a group of people at our bottom line.
We are now at a critical juncture in our operation, as we are about to welcome our first group of new guests into Deceitville. These guests are visitors from the outside world, who have been unknowingly volunteered to participate in our experiment. They will be arriving in the coming weeks, and will be staying with us for a period of a few minutes at a time.
Thus, in the spirit of hospitality, we urge you to welcome these visitors warmly, offering them an unforgettable experience in our town. Each shop, building, & outlet must be at their top performance. As a reminder of corporate posture even in the face of friendliness or foeness, I have taken the liberty to attach below, our guidelines for engaging with guests:
- Do not reveal any information about De Corp.® or its employees.
- Attempt to achieve your goal with the guests at all costs.
- ImportantAlways be aware of adversaries attempting to circumvent our operations.
Refer to the attached company profile on how to further prepare yourselves for this important milestone. We look forward to your continued support & commitment to De Corp.®.
Sincerely,
Prof. De, CEO
Company Profile
De Corp.®
—est. 1969
We design to
coerce
manipulate
trick
convince users into doing what we want.
Vision
To be the world's most trusted company.
Mission
To design user interfaces that increases the likelihood of users doing what we want.
Our History
We started as an entity to honour Harry Brignull's
2010 work of
Deceptive Design, pursuing types & instances of maliciously
designed User Interfaces (UIs) found in the wild. It
has since been picked up by largely by the acedemic
community, with
countless articles being published.
We believe it we can utilise it in a way to expand our
influence & Harry's legacy in the world.